Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-04-17

that at the end of a litetime-taking even
chances, bear in mind-the two sides will
balance. Now, to show you the difference
between the gamblers theory and n gen.
tleman's practice: An old gambler came
to me once, and says he: It's a dead SURE
thing you will lose in the end
why | asked.
because you are always betting. You
20 down the street and meet a friend. You
match him Tor s. and win. On the next
corner you match another friend for $lC
and lose. See? You are ont So
IL said that didn't quite see"
1.-The point is this he explained.
'You will match with anybody and You
will match all the time. It's as plain as
day. The percentage is against you, be.
cause you are playing against everybOdy's
luck, and, as the world goes, most fellows
play highest when they know they're in
good luck
Nov, there may be something in that,
but my experience doesn't happen to sup.
port the theory. | have been matching
all my life. l will match anybody for any
thing up to 800 at any time-that's as
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near rs | can figure it, | AMI about even.
Take the time | matched 'Plunger' Wal
ton. They goaded me into that
wouldn't do it again if | knew | was 90.
ing to win. Thousand dollars a match,
ten matches, was the agreement.
"Why, at the last throw we were even.
Then We matched ten times for $500 a
match, and beat him five times. As !
say, that was pushing it a little strong,
and | wouldn't repeat the experiment I'M
der any consideration. Here's another in
stance: One day Fred Lane was beatingm me
every time that | turned a coin. Passing
by a store window | saw 4 handsome UNI
brella; SEQ | found out was the cost upon
inquiring. Lane had lost his umbrella the
night before. ] had q good n at home.
Match you, Frank, TO see whether | buy
that umbrella for you or whether you buy
it for me- He was sure of winning, but
he lost. So | think there. is equicty in
luck, if you take what | call the even
chance, and | can't see that there is any
thing else in matching.
pleasure? Oh, yes, | enjoy it very
much-sO much so, in fact, that | never
think of the chance. II is an celebrating
excitement, win or lose, and it is all over
in a minute. Why, in San Francisco,
when | was with the old company there,
| used to match while on the stage. A
friend of mine used to sit down front near
" every night. 1t was for $50 there every
time. ! would turn a coin over on my
leg and he would indicate what he called
it by pointing either to his head or feet.
Next day | went around to his place and
collected or paid him. 1t was entirely a
matter of honor. When he turned the
coin for me to guess, he came to me the
following day and settled. Sometimes /
flip q coin to determine IA fact, and have
figured tout that | am lucky three times
in five. Last Sunday night, for example,
| put q certain figure on the head of this
old coin and another on the tail, the DIFF
ference being several hundred dollars. |
Tipped the coin five times, and it came up
head three times. The box Office receipts
were within SO OF the amount | had put
on the head. Very often when | am IN
decided | turn a coin for directions